Sam Richards
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.87 | BB+0.18s to A | 2020-03-07 | 2020 ME LRSC Winter Champs Trials Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 54.50 | BB+2.51s to A | 2018-12-09 | 2018 ME BASA Bowdoin Open venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:59.52 | BB+4.63s to A | 2020-03-07 | 2020 ME LRSC Winter Champs Trials Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:42.57 | B+3.78s to BB | 2020-01-25 | 2020 ME TCST Developmental Meet 2 slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.67 | BB+0.48s to A | 2019-03-23 | 2019 ME Winter Championships fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:07.29 | BB+3.50s to A | 2019-03-24 | 2019 ME Winter Championships fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:07.60 | BB+3.41s to A | 2020-03-01 | 2020 ME SSC Winter Challenge venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:19.17 | A+5.38s to AA | 2019-03-23 | 2019 ME Winter Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.99 | BB+3.80s to A | 2020-03-07 | 2020 ME LRSC Winter Champs Trials Meet venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
Pool tags are a venue speed heuristic (median deviation of all swims there vs each swimmer's typical time) — see the venue page for the method.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.35 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2019-03-24 | 2019 ME Winter Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 2:41.39 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2019-03-22 | 2019 ME Winter Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.81 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2018-12-09 | 2018 ME BASA Bowdoin Open |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 26.98 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2019-03-21 | 2019 ME Winter Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 59.40 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2019-03-23 | 2019 ME Winter Championships |
Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · SCY
1778 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:42.57 | 502 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:07.29 | 608 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:19.17 | 668 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2346 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:59.52 | 589 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.67 | 642 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:07.60 | 568 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.99 | 547 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 54.50
Front half 26.22s · back half 28.28s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.52
Front half 57.20s · back half 62.32s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:42.57
Front half 167.73s · back half 174.84s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.67
Front half 27.20s · back half 29.47s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:07.29
Front half 60.70s · back half 66.59s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:19.17
Front half 65.39s · back half 73.78s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.99
Front half 27.63s · back half 32.36s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.